Improvement in umbrella-runners



ifs A, THOMPS'UN. Umbreila-Runners.

Parened Feb. 24,1874,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES A. THOMPSON, OF EAST NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONEyTHIRD HIS RIGHT TO GEORGE F. ANDERSON, OE NEW YORK CITY.

iMPRovEMEN-r IN uMBRErtA-RUNNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 147,801, dated February 24, 1874; application filed November 22, 1873,

To all 'whom it may concern.- Y,

. Be it known that I, CHARLES A. THOMP SON, of East New York, Kings county and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Umbrella-Runners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, ref= tions and arrangements of the parts of an umbrella-runner, and in the mode ot' attaching it to the stai', so as to render it strong and durable, as well as neat in its appearance and eiiicient in its operation. It consists, first, in an improved construction and arrangement oi' the catch and spring, and in the mode of connecting the catch with the staff when the cover is raised or lowered; and, secondly, in an improved device for guiding the runner, so as to cause the catch properly and with certainty to enter the slot provided in the statt" to receive the same.

In the drawing, A represents the runner, having a tubular portion, a, which ts and works upon the staff B of the umbrella, and a ilange, b, provided with radial slots to receive the ribs in the ordinary manner. C is a straight steel spring, one end of which is riveted, soldered, or otherwise secured to the tubular portion of the runner, as seen at cl, and to the other end of the said spring is attached the catch D. This catch D is made substantially in the form shown in the drawing, and is provided with a projecting portion, e, which, passing through a perforation in the tubular portion of the'runner, enters a slot, f, provided in the sta to secure the runner in position when the umbrella is either raised or lowered, the said slots being located in suitable positions for that purpose. The flange b is located a short'distance from the upper end of the tube a, as shown in the drawing, and on that portion of the tube a which extends above or beyond the said flange, is provided a tapering slot, h, made to receive a pin, i, by which means the runner is prevented from turning on the staff, and the projection e' of the catch D is 'brought directly over the slot f.- The pin i also vserves as a stop when the umbrella is raised, in which position it is shown in Figs. l and 2. A slot, h', similar to the slot h, may be provided on the lower end of the tube a to a receive a pin, i', for guiding the runner, so that the projection on the catch D will enter a slot provided on the lower part ot the staff B when the umbrella is lowered. When the umbrella is extended, the iiangc f comes in contact with the pin e', and the said pin is within the slot h, as shown in the drawings, and, when the umbrella is lowered, the pin i' comes within the slot h.

Other similar devices may also be employed for guiding the runner, so that the slot f shall come directly under the projection c of the catch, as, for instance, a tapering projection may be provided on the upper end of the tubular portion of the runner, to enter a ring secured to the staff, which will prevent the runner from turning on the stati, and insure the catch entering the slot.

An umbrellarunner, constructed as herein shown-and described, is strong, compact, and durable, not liable to get out of order, and is very certain in its operation, and neat in appearance.

I am aware that a catch similar to the catch D has been before used on an umbrella-run ner, but attached to the runner and spring', and operating in a different manner, as shown in the patent of Horace Hotchkiss, No. 50,587. This I do not claim; but

What I claim as my invention is 1. The catch D, constructed as described, and mounted upon the straight spring C, the latter being attached thereto and secured to the runner in the manner speciiied, in combination with the slot f, pin fi, and runner A, having a slot, h, in the tubular portion thereof, all the several parts being arranged in relation to each other, as described, for the purpose set forth.

2. In an umbrella-runner, the slot h, in combination with the pin e' and slot f in the stati' B, as herein shown and described, for the purposes speci tied.

CHARLES A. THOMPSON.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. THORNTON, Guo. NV. THoMrsoN. 

